Getting here
50.76119, -3.56359
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Half Moon Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Half Moon Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Elder, Beech, Wild Strawberry +35 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +101 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cherry Laurel, Lesser Celandine, Bracken +252 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Lesser Celandine, Bracken +252 more · last seen 2017
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
15 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Route E9Cycling route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Route E4Cycling route
Route E3Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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